Report a scam to your classified ad (fake buyer) - THESEE (Online Service)

Ministry of the Interior

The signaling through this online service can be used by any individual (major or minor), regardless of nationality.

You don't have to give your identity. You only need to provide an email address.

Under what conditions is it possible to report on THESEE?

L'advertisement scam is a infringement even if it's the buyer's fault.

You can report on this online service if:

  • You sent a good or performed a service but the buyer never paid you
  • The buyer has asked you to advance certain fees before the shipment of the goods or the performance of the service. So you have to specify the amount you were charged. It is not necessary that a payment and/or collection has taken place
  • You have never met the buyer (virtual relationship)
What are the consequences of such a report?

Reporting is not a complaint. It consists solely in informing the investigation services of theThe offense and to provide them with information to identify the perpetrator.

If you report a scam to the classified ad, you will not be kept informed of the outcome of your report.

FYI  

If you have already filed a complaint with a police station or a gendarmerie brigade, you can also make a report on THESEE.

Go to the online procedure

Verified 05 July 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

For details, please use the practical information sheets :

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